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Darren Wesley Huff, Georgia Birther, Convicted Of Plot To Take Over Courthouse
"The verdict on count one reflects exactly what the law is supposed to do, which is prevent harm before shots get fired, people hurt, or property damaged," Assistant US Attorney Will Mackie told reporters after the verdict. Scott Green, Huff's attorney
Updated: 10/25/2011 04:56P
Jurors who acquitted Casey Anthony in murder trial lay low when a judge
In the days since the verdict, Anthony and the jurors received death threats and angry messages were posted online. Many people across the nation thought the jurors let a guilty woman go free. Anthony went into hiding, and it appears jurors have done
Updated: 10/25/2011 04:52P
Amanda Knox Latest News: Former Italian Boyfriend Seeks Reunion
US student Amanda Knox reacts after hearing the verdict during her appeal trial session in Perugia October 3, 2011. An Italian court cleared 24-year-old Knox and her former boyfriend of murdering British student Meredith Kercher in 2007 and ordered
Updated: 10/25/2011 04:50P
Judge Declares Mistrial in Light-Cigarette Lawsuit
Altria Group Inc. avoided a potentially costly verdict Tuesday after a Missouri judge declared a mistrial in the first "Lights'' cigarette class action to reach a jury. Plaintiffs sought nearly $1 billion in damages, alleging Altria unit
Updated: 10/25/2011 04:45P
Georgia 'birther' Darren Wesley Huff convicted
Huff was ordered taken into custody immediately after the jury reached its verdict on Tuesday after the 8-women and 4-man jury veered towards a mistrial Monday afternoon. Sentencing for the 41-year-old Georgia "birther" will take place in February,
Updated: 10/25/2011 04:43P
Once Banned, Restaurant Owner Says Casey Jurors Welcome
John McClure posted a sign on the door of his Skyline Chili restaurant in Clearwater days after the verdict was handed down in July. The sign read, "Pinellas County Jurors NOT Welcome." "I put that sign on there to voice my opinion," McClure said at
Updated: 10/25/2011 04:37P
Philip Morris Scores Another 'Lights' Lawsuit Victory
In this lawsuit, originally filed in February 2000, plaintiffs alleged that PM USA violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act by using the terms "Lights" and "Lowered Tar and Nicotine" on packages of Marlboro Lights. The plaintiffs sought to
Updated: 10/25/2011 04:27P
Verdict on Iraq war: Mistake
Our scientifically-conducted national telephone survey results are reported below. This box contains a ballot for our companion online poll, which provides unscientific results. As the US prepares to end its costly nine-year military intervention in
Updated: 10/25/2011 04:13P
Crime Beat: Stan Trollip reflects on the Michael Stanley US promo tour
Stanley Trollip and Michael Sears have come to the end of what they call their 'mammoth' book tour of the US. In this post, Stan reflects on the distance covered and the state of publishing in the US according to
Updated: 10/25/2011 04:05P
Aubrey O'Day
She skirted the limits of good taste – just a bit – when in July 2011 she used Casey Anthony's not guilty verdict as an excuse to post the following: "This CA mess has me tense... bikini, beach, and my sis @krystalbronson are bout to be my therapy!"
Updated: 10/25/2011 03:44P